French Privateer frigate 'Le Machault' (1757)

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Le Machault
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Keel Laid Down	1756	NNF-1715
Acquired	1757	NNF-1715
Home Port	Bayonne - Aquitaine	ref:692
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	NNF-1715
Category	Privateer	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Transfered	3.1759	NNF-1715
Becomes	French hired frigate 'Le Machault' (1759) (32) 1759-1760 French 32 Gun Hired Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen550French Tonneaux539.429

Armament

1757Broadside Weight = 2 French Livre (2.1584 lbs 0.9792 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck24 French Canons de Fer
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French Swivel

1758Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck30 French Canons de Fonte

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1757400 ref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1757Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921758 - 3.1759Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Notes on Ship

Prizeref:692

By Captain Canon (Kanon) : Mathilda

Owners and Homeport ref:692

Cazauranc of Bayonne in 1757 and homeport Bayonne

Desclaux of Bordeaux from 1758 to 1759 and homeport Bordeaux

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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